The sunset clouds fly together with the lone wild duck.
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The classic line 落霞与孤鹜齐飞，秋水共长天一色 ('Sunset clouds fly with the lone wild duck; autumn waters share one color with the boundless sky') comes from Wang Bo's 《滕王阁序》 (Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng, 7th century) — possibly the most famous depiction of 霞 in classical literature.
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The character is a phono-semantic compound: 雨 (rain) on top for 'sky/weather,' 叚 (jiǎ) on the bottom for the sound. Compare 虾 (shrimp), 假 (false), 瑕 (flaw) — all share the 叚 component for the 'xia/jia' sound family.
